Mohit Raina

Mohit Raina (born 14 August 1982)^[1] is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television.^[2][3] He started his acting career with a science fiction show Antariksh (2004) and later went on to play a role in Don Muthu Swami (2008). He is best known for the lead role of the Hindu god Shiva in the television series Devon Ke Dev – Mahadev and Mahabharat, prior to which he had acted in television soap operas including Chehra (2009) and Ganga Kii Dheej (2010).

Mohit Raina
Raina in 2019
Born	(1982-08-14) 14 August 1982 (age 42)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2004 - present
Spouse	Aditi Chandra ​ (m. 2022)​

Early life and background

Mohit Raina was born into a Kashmiri Pandit^[4][5] family on 14 August 1982 to Dr. Udesh Chandar Raina and Sushma Kumara^[1] and raised in Jammu. He was educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Jammu and earned a bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Jammu. He moved to Mumbai to begin a career in modelling.^[6][7] He hoped that modelling would provide him with a route into acting work and lost 29 kilograms (64 lb) from his teenage weight of 107 kilograms (236 lb) so that he could participate in the 2005 Grasim Mister India modelling contest. He was placed among the top five contestants in that competition.^[8][9]

Career

Mohit's acting career began in 2004 with a science fiction TV show called Antariksh. In 2008, he starred as Jai Kishan in the comedy film Don Muthu Swami, which was not a success at the box office and caused him to return to television work.^[6][10] In 2009 he appeared in the Chehra TV series, a suspense drama revolving around a disabled girl. Mohit played her husband Garv, a young business tycoon.^[7] He was also part of Bandini.

In 2011, he was cast as the lead in Nikhil Sinha's Devon Ke Dev – Mahadev.^[11] The series focused on the god Shiva and portrays his journey from a hermit to a householder through his marriage to Sati and later to Parvati. Mohit worked on improving his physique for the role,^[11] and started learning the Indian classical dance form Kathak, which is integral part of his role as Shiva.^[12] The Times of India said the role created fans due to his "fab abs, groovy smile and acting chops"^[13] He played over 30 different characters in the series, which ran for three years, ending in December 2014, by which time Mohit had become a celebrity.^[14][15]

Mohit has played the adult emperor Ashoka, in the historical serial Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat on Colors TV. The series started broadcasting from 2 May 2016.^[16] After Ashoka, Mohit also played the lead role as Havildar Ishar Singh in 21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897 which is based on the Battle of Saragarhi.

Mohit Raina and Aditi Chandra wedding

Mohit played the role of Major Karan Kashyap in the Bollywood film Uri: The Surgical Strike, released on 11 January 2019.

He made his web debut with the ZEE5 web series Kaafir, starring opposite Dia Mirza.^[17]

Mohit Raina is playing the character of Dr. Kaushik Oberoi the series Mumbai Diaries 26/11.^[18][19] The show is created by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Emmay Entertainment. It also stars Konkana Sen Sharma, Tina Desai, and Shreya Dhanwanthary.

Personal life

On 1 January 2022, Raina revealed that he had married his longtime girlfriend Aditi Chandra. The couple had their first child, a baby girl on 16 March 2023.^[20][21]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Don Muthu Swami	Jaikishan
2019	Uri - The Surgical Strike	Major Karan Kashyap
	Good Newwz	Flight passenger	Cameo
2020	Mrs. Serial Killer	Imran Shahid
2021	Shiddat	Gautam
2023	Ishq-e-Nadaan	Ashutosh

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Meher			[22]
	Bhabhi	Shubham
2006–2007	Antariksh - Ek Amar Katha	Vikrant		[23]
2009	Chehra	Garv Dhanvat Rai
2010	Bandini	Rishabh Hiten Mahivanshi
2011	Ganga Kii Dheej	Agantuk
2011–2014	Devon Ke Dev – Mahadev	Shiva		[24]
2013	Mahabharat		Cameo	[24]
2016	Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat	Ashoka		[25]
2018	21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897	Havildar Ishar Singh		[26]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Kaafir	Vedant Rathod		[27][28][29]
2020-2022	Bhaukaal	Navniet Sekera	2 seasons
2020	A Viral Wedding	Yudhisthir Kaul		[30][31]
2021-2023	Mumbai Diaries 26/11	Dr. Kaushik Oberoi	2 seasons	[19]
2023	The Freelancer	Avinash Kamath		[32]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor (Jury)	Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Won	[33]
		Best Actor in a Lead Role		Nominated
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor - Drama		Nominated
		Best Actor in a Negative Role		Won	[34]
	Gold Awards	Steller Performance of the Year		Won	[35]
		Best Actor		Nominated
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role		Nominated
		Best Actor (Jury)		Nominated
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor - Drama		Nominated
2015	Star Guild Awards	Best TV Actor		Won	[36]
2018	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor - Drama	21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897	Won	[37]
2019	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor (Jury)		Won	[38]

See also

• List of Indian television actors
• List of Indian film actors

References

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External links

• Mohit Raina at IMDb
• Mohit Raina at Bollywood Hungama
• Mohit Raina on Twitter